After visiting Plymouth, Skate and Emma Tate understood why GUM wanted them to go there. The pilgrims were brave people because they moved to a land they did not know. GUM wanted the Tates to know that America was built by courageous people, and that people like the Tates need to be brave if America will continue to be a great nation. On the drive home, Skate and Emma Tate realized that America meant more to them than they thought before.